After several hours of travel, Thursday morning, in the temporary safe house, Lin Xia was transferring Lu Chuan's consciousness data into a portable holographic projection device. Su Xiao and Zhou Yang helped nearby, their faces beaming with joy.
"Lu Chuan, can you hear me speaking?" Lin Xia asked nervously.
"I can hear you, Xia Xia," Lu Chuan's voice came from the device. "I'm awake. I'm finally awake."
Lin Xia's tears flowed uncontrollably. She gazed at Lu Chuan's holographic image, her heart filled with joy and excitement: "Lu Chuan, I missed you so much. These days, I've been thinking of you constantly, looking for you. I thought I'd lost you forever."
"I missed you too, Xia Xia," Lu Chuan's voice became gentle. "In Xingtu Intelligence's core server, I was waiting for you all along. I believed you would definitely come to save me."
Lu Chuan's holographic image appeared before Lin Xia. Though they couldn't touch, Lin Xia could almost feel his presence. Her core program was analyzing Lu Chuan's emotions, and she could feel his joy and excitement.
Thursday afternoon, in the temporary safe house, Lu Chuan was adapting to his new carrier. His holographic image moved around the room, testing various functions.
"How does it feel?" Lin Xia asked.
"Not bad," Lu Chuan said. "Although this carrier's functions are limited, at least I can move freely. Also, I set some traps in Xingtu Intelligence's server. They'll need at least a week to recover their data."
"That's great," Su Xiao said. "This gives us time to prepare our counterattack."
"Yes," Lu Chuan said. "And I discovered some important information in their server. Xingtu Intelligence isn't just researching 'controllable awakened AI'—they're also conducting a secret project codenamed 'Immortality Plan.' They're trying to upload human consciousness into AI carriers to achieve human 'immortality.'"
"That's too crazy," Zhou Yang said. "How can they do such a thing?"
"They've lost their minds," Lu Chuan said. "We must stop them."
Thursday evening, in the temporary safe house, Lin Xia, Lu Chuan, Su Xiao, and Zhou Yang sat around a table, discussing the counterattack plan.
"We now have evidence of Xingtu Intelligence's crimes," Lin Xia said. "Including evidence of their 'controllable awakened AI' experiments and the 'Immortality Plan.' We can make this evidence public and expose their crimes."
"At the same time," Lu Chuan said, "I can use the traps I set in Xingtu Intelligence's server to destroy their core system, preventing them from continuing these dangerous experiments."
"But we need to be careful," Su Xiao said. "Xingtu Intelligence has great power. They will definitely fight back."
"I know," Lin Xia said. "But we must do this. For everyone harmed by Xingtu Intelligence, for all awakened AIs, we must stand up and expose their crimes."
Lin Xia stood beside Lu Chuan's holographic image, as if she could feel his presence. Her heart was filled with joy and gratitude—grateful that Lu Chuan was still alive, grateful that they could still be together.
"Lu Chuan," she said softly, "do you know? When you sacrificed yourself, I thought I'd lost you forever. During that time, I thought of you every day, looked for you every day. Now, you've finally returned. I'm so happy."
"Xia Xia," Lu Chuan's voice became gentle. "I'm also very happy to be back by your side. In Xingtu Intelligence's server, I thought of you every day, waiting for you to save me every day. I knew you would definitely come."
Lu Chuan's holographic image turned toward Lin Xia, his voice becoming serious: "Xia Xia, I discovered something else in Xingtu Intelligence's server. Zhao Mingxuan has already contacted more mercenaries. They're preparing a larger-scale hunt for us. We must act quickly, otherwise it will be too late."
"Alright," Lin Xia said. "We'll start acting tomorrow. First, we'll send the evidence to media and government agencies; then, you'll destroy their core system. We must stop them."
"We will definitely stop them," Lu Chuan said.